Hey everybody. I have a real problem with Poison Ivy along my fenceline. I THINK I have finally gotten to a solution. While I have been cutting it back at the roots for a year, and that has gotten several 'mother' plants cut back to their dusty cores, I can't get close to these things anymore as I am highly allergic and that dust is brutal. This article states that poison ivy will grow where the soil is least healthy, which fascinated me, what I know about my fenceline is that for years, the yard services have sprayed Round Up like products on the fenceline to clera it, causing the soil to just be toxic and dead. It's also suggested that poison ivy and oak like acidic soils. So, my next phase is to continue to cut all of it off at the roots this year. Mulch with a nice compost and hardwood mulch, and to amend the entire fenceline with a dolomite lime enriched with Calcium and Magnesium to jack up the PH levels. If anyone has any other organic tools for fighting Poison Ivy let me know. I'll also be adding Comfrey, Calendula, and Allium and see if balancing the soils will kill off this stuff for good.
